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Microsoft Collaborates with PPL for the Introduction of Their First Joint Product

Delve into the fresh alliance between PPL and Microsoft, showcasing a PPL application within Outlook, aimed at improving the ease of access to risk placement data.

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Tech Firm PPL Introduces First Item in Collaboration with Microsoft
Tech Firm PPL Introduces First Item in Collaboration with Microsoft

Microsoft Collaborates with PPL for the Introduction of Their First Joint Product

New PPL App Streamlines Risk Placement Data Capture with Microsoft Integration

Placing Platform Limited (PPL) has launched a new app that integrates with Microsoft Outlook and Teams, marking a significant step change in their engagement with the London market. The app, developed through a multi-year partnership between PPL and Microsoft, aims to streamline the process of capturing structured risk placement data and increase operational efficiency.

The new PPL app enables brokers and carriers to capture risk placement data and documents automatically from emails, reducing manual data entry and administrative work. It also offers direct connectivity between Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and the PPL platform, allowing users to manage placements efficiently while staying within their daily workflow environments.

The integration leverages Microsoft's data and AI capabilities to enhance functionality, improve digital connectivity between market participants, and provide faster access to new products and features through automatic updates inside the app. This tightly integrated experience inside Microsoft's productivity suite aims to embed placing platform tools where brokers already work, supporting greater digital trading and earlier structured data capture during the placement process.

The app's launch includes a range of new products and features, including AI tools designed to enhance efficiency and insights. The collaboration between PPL and Microsoft is expected to advance how complex risks, linked data, predictive or AI data layers, and compliance regulations are managed on the platform.

The Early Adoption Programme (EAP) focuses on the operationalisation of PPL's platform, attracting support from various broking firms. The collaboration between PPL and Microsoft aims to advance the flow of work on PPL's platform, signalling a step change in the engagement with the London market.

Once installed, users benefit from automatic version updates, ensuring they always have access to the latest features. The PPL platform is designed for the insurance broking industry, with a focus on baking complex risks, linked data, predictive or AI data layers, plus a whole lot more compliance regulations into a digital quote within seconds.

This collaboration follows a structured co-creation process involving leading brokers like Willis and Gallagher, shaping the app’s roadmap and features to maximize practical business impact. The new PPL app is designed to create a new way of connecting to the core placing platform and its expanding set of capabilities.

In summary, the PPL app:

  • Integrates with Microsoft Outlook and Teams as part of Microsoft 365
  • Automatically captures and uploads risk placement data and documents directly from emails
  • Connects placing platform functionality into daily workflows used by brokers and carriers
  • Utilizes Microsoft’s AI and data capabilities to enhance efficiency and insights
  • Delivers product updates automatically for continued improvements
  • Supports the insurance market’s push toward greater digital trading and earlier structured data capture in risk placement management.

[1] Placing Platform Limited. (n.d.). PPL & Microsoft Announce Integration of PPL's Placing Platform with Microsoft Outlook and Teams. Retrieved from https://www.placingplatform.com/news-and-insights/ppl-microsoft-announce-integration-of-ppls-placing-platform-with-microsoft-outlook-and-teams

[3] Placing Platform Limited. (n.d.). PPL & Microsoft Partnership: Streamlining the Insurance Placement Process. Retrieved from https://www.placingplatform.com/news-and-insights/ppl-microsoft-partnership-streamlining-the-insurance-placement-process

[5] Placing Platform Limited. (n.d.). PPL & Microsoft Collaboration: Enhancing the Insurance Market with AI and Data Capabilities. Retrieved from https://www.placingplatform.com/news-and-insights/ppl-microsoft-collaboration-enhancing-the-insurance-market-with-ai-and-data-capabilities

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